Deputies charge suspect in death of rapper XXXTentacion

Michael Boatwright, 22, was arrested Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Jahseh Onfroy, a rap artist known as XXXTentacion, on June 18. Photo courtesy of Broward County Sheriff's Office

July 11 (UPI) -- A suspect in the shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities said Wednesday.

Michael Boatwright, 22, was arrested last week on unrelated drug charges. He was served with a warrant for murder Tuesday while in custody.

Boatwright is accused of shooting the rap star, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, on June 18 as he left a Deerfield Beach, Fla., motorcycle shop.

Court documents indicate the 20-year-old rapper was accosted by two masked men. At least one fired and they then fled in a vehicle.